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English

Noun

auripigment (countable and uncountable, plural auripigments)

1. (archaic) Variant of orpiment

References

• auripigment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• aurypigment

Etymology

From Latin auripigmentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /au?ri?pi?m?nt/

Noun

auripigment (uncountable)

1. orpiment (as used in alchemy and medicine)

Descendants

• English: auripigment

References

• “auripigment, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

English

Alternative forms

• auripigment

Etymology

From Middle English orpyment, from Old French orpiment, from Latin auripigmentum (“orpiment”), from aurum (“gold”) + pigmentum (“pigment”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???p?m?nt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???p?m?nt/

Noun

orpiment (countable and uncountable, plural orpiments)

1. arsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment

Derived terms

• red orpiment
• yellow orpiment

Translations

See also

• realgar
• cinnabar

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Orpiment”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “orpiment”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

• temporin, time porn

Middle English

Noun

orpiment

1. Alternative form of orpyment

Romanian

Etymology

From French orpiment.

Noun

orpiment n (uncountable)

1. orpiment

Declension